Interviewer
Chad Roush
Files
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Description
This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. The subject of this interview is mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia. Mr. Gibson discusses: his history of activism and how he became interested in mountaintop removal; protests he has participated in (including being arrested); a brief mention of coal company public relations; resistance he's faced for speaking out against coal mining; West Virginia politics; and other topics.
Publication Date
2003
Identifier
OH64-672
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-672.
Rights
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-672, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Gibson, Larry, -- Autobiography.
Hechler, Ken, 1914-2016.
Strip mining -- West Virginia -- Oral Histories.
Mountaintop removal mining -- Environmental aspects -- West Virginia -- Oral Histories.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Oral histories.